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Dow JonesDigital Audio Producer in
LONDON,
United Kingdom

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a London-based digital audio producer for its podcasting team. Reporting to the EP, International, the audio producer will work with newsroom reporters and editors, as well as video colleagues, to develop and produce daily news briefs and subject-specific podcasts. Top candidates for this position will have a professional background in audio journalism, top-notch writing skills, and have strong experience producing in the studio and the field.

Primary responsibilities include:

Researching topics of interest to the Wall Street Journal’s audience

Sourcing timely news and archival audio

Recording studio and field interviews

Editing clips and briefs, and mixing full episodes

Booking interview guests, as well as planning and executing remote interviews

Partnering with news reporters and editors to share their reporting in audio form

Coordinating with reporters and editors in New York, Hong Kong, and other international offices to appear on podcasts

Proposing new and original ideas for timely and relevant programming

Serving as a backup host, as occasionally needed

Managing multiple projects in various stages of production

Fact-checking and ensuring that all journalistic and legal standards are followed

Ability to worklate hours and weekends both as part of a regular weekend rotation and as news developments may warrant

Completing additional duties as assigned

Key candidate requirements:

At least three years’ experience serving as an audio producer in a daily news environment, preferably at a top-tier news organization

Ability to convey news and tell business and markets stories in creative ways

All interested candidates should submit a cover letter clearly outlining how their skills and experience meet or exceed the key candidate requirements, along with links to five podcasts that represent the type of work described.

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com . Please put “Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

Business Area: NEWS/WSJ

Job Category: News/Editorial Group

About Us

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds 36 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

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